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Florida Construction News staff writer Construction employment in Florida rose by 12,400 jobs (1.9 percent) from April 2024 to April 2025, as part of a broader national trend where 32 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs. However, only 24 states saw construction job gains from March to... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction has officially begun on Grand Hyatt Miami Beach, an 800-room hotel directly connected to the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC). The hotel is set to become a key addition to the region’s meetings and conventions infrastructure, reinforcing Miami Beach’s position as a global destination... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The Bradenton Police Department and the City of Bradenton officially broke ground Tuesday on a new state-of-the-art police headquarters, marking a major investment in the city’s public safety infrastructure. The new facility, located on 6th Avenue West between 2nd Street West and 3rd Street West,... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction is underway on The Point Surf Park, which is set to become Florida’s first surf park and the first in the United States to feature Endless Surf’s ES36 wave technology, developers announced this week. Located on a 10.5-acre site in Fellsmere, Indian River County,... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The Jacksonville Jaguars have selected the joint venture of AECOM Hunt and Barton Malow as construction manager for the team’s planned “Stadium of the Future,” the companies announced Tuesday. The selection follows a unanimous vote of approval by NFL owners last fall and marks a... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has awarded five new project grants totaling over $19.5 million through the Aggregate Grant Program that will improve the transport and storage of roadbuilding materials across Florida. Also, FDOT announced a $7.5 million grant award for the Intermodal Logistics... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction is officially underway on the final segment of the long-anticipated Highway 79 widening project, marking a major milestone in a transportation upgrade that has spanned over a decade in the Florida Panhandle. The 28-mile project aims to expand Highway 79 from two lanes to... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer PMG and Canadian-based private equity firm Greybrook have announced topping off of the second phase of Society Las Olas, a 563-unit, 42-story apartment tower in Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Located at 140 SW 2nd St., Society Las Olas is a part of PMG’s rapidly growing Society... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Florida lawmakers have passed landmark legislation that mandates how construction cranes and other hoisting equipment must be secured ahead of hurricanes. The move, formalized in Senate Bill 180, comes after a crane collapse in St. Petersburg and a statewide investigation highlighting critical gaps in oversight.... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer A multiagency federal enforcement operation targeting construction sites in one of the fastest-growing areas of the country led to the arrest of 33 individuals unlawfully present in the United States, officials confirmed May 13. The effort, led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland... Continue reading